Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 26, 2025

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China has launched a new visa category called the “K Visa” to attract foreign science and technology talent. It was created by revising the Regulations on the Administration of the Entry and Exit of Foreigners. The K Visa will come into effect from October 1, 2025. It is aimed at foreign youth and professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Eligible applicants include graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher from reputed universities or research institutions and STEM researchers or teachers. It allows multiple entries, longer validity, wider activities like education, entrepreneurship, and no need for local sponsorship.

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The Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti organised a virtual workshop on “Technology for Efficient Water Management” in the Sujalam Bharat Summit 2025. The Sujalam Bharat Summit is a national initiative led by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and coordinated by NITI Aayog. It focuses on water management, sanitation, and sustainable practices. The summit aims to bring grassroots perspectives into national policy-making in line with the Prime Minister’s vision.

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Recently, UNESCO placed the Varkala Cliff in Kerala on its tentative list of World Heritage Sites. It is located in Varkala town, Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. The cliff exposes the Warkalli Formation of the Mio-Pliocene age, dating from 13 lakh to 2.5 crore years ago. It is locally known as Sivagiri Thuruthu. The cliff has laterite and sedimentary layers with fossils and traces of ancient climates. It serves as a crucial aquifer, supports biodiversity, underwater reefs, and coastal fishing. It is India’s 27th national geological monument and the second in Kerala after Angadipuram Laterite.

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Recently, researchers from the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Kochi under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), discovered a new finless snake eel species. The species is named Apterichtus kanniyakumari to honour Kanniyakumari’s cultural, linguistic, historical, and geographical significance. It was discovered off the Colachel coast in Tamil Nadu at a depth of about 100 metres during deep-sea trawling. The eel shows unique features like golden-yellow body, pale white head underside, yellow jaw lines, and three distinct black blotches. This is the 16th marine species discovered from the Indian coast by the NBFGR team.

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Recently, the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research / Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR/CSIR) Scheme “Capacity Building and Human Resource Development (CBHRD)” with an outlay of Rs.2277.397 crore for 2021-22 to 2025-26. The scheme is implemented by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and covers Research & Development institutions, national laboratories, Institutes of National Importance, Institutes of Eminence, and Universities. It provides opportunities for young researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medical, and Mathematical Sciences (STEMM).